Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

The Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is an annual award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is the award for the best screenplay that comes from other material like novels, plays, musicals and other movies.

 Nominations and Awards 

 1970s 
YearFilmNomineesSource Material1970M*A*S*HRing Lardner Jr.The novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard HookerAirportGeorge SeatonThe novel by Arthur HaileyI Never Sang for My FatherRobert AndersonThe play by AndersonLovers and Other StrangersJoseph Bologna, David Zelag Goodman & Renée TaylorThe play by Bologna & TaylorWomen in LoveLarry KramerThe novel by D. H. Lawrence1971The French ConnectionErnest TidymanThe book The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy by Robin MooreA Clockwork OrangeStanley KubrickThe novel by Anthony BurgessThe ConformistBernardo BertolucciThe novel Il Conformista by Alberto MoraviaThe Garden of the Finzi-ContinisVittorio Bonicelli & Ugo PirroThe novel by Giorgio BassaniThe Last Picture ShowPeter Bogdanovich & Larry McMurtryThe novel by McMurtry1972The GodfatherFrancis Ford Coppola & Mario PuzoThe novel by PuzoCabaretJay Presson AllenThe musical book by Joe MasteroffThe EmigrantsBengt Forslund & Jan TroellThe novels The Emigrants & Unto a Good Land by Vilhelm MobergPete 'n' TillieJulius J. EpsteinThe story Witch's Milk by Peter De VriesSounderLonne Elder IIIThe novel by William H. Armstrong1973The ExorcistWilliam Peter BlattyThe novel by BlattyThe Last DetailRobert TowneThe novel by Darryl PonicsanThe Paper ChaseJames BridgesThe novel by John Jay Osborn Jr.Paper MoonAlvin SargentThe novel Addie Pray by Joe David BrownSerpicoWaldo Salt & Norman WexlerThe book by Peter Maas1974The Godfather Part IIFrancis Ford Coppola & Mario PuzoThe novel The Godfather by PuzoThe Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzScreenplay: Mordecai Richler; Adaptation: Lionel ChetwyndThe novel by RichlerLennyJulian BarryThe play by BarryMurder on the Orient ExpressPaul DehnThe novel by Agatha ChristieYoung FrankensteinMel Brooks & Gene WilderThe novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestBo Goldman & Lawrence HaubenThe novel by Ken KeseyBarry LyndonStanley KubrickThe novel The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. by William Makepeace ThackerayThe Man Who Would Be KingGladys Hill & John HustonThe story by Rudyard KiplingProfumo di donnaRuggero Maccari & Dino RisiThe novel Il buio e il mare by Giovanni ArpinoThe Sunshine BoysNeil SimonThe play by Simon1976All the President's MenWilliam GoldmanThe book by Carl Bernstein & Bob WoodwardBound for GloryRobert GetchellThe book by Woody GuthrieFellini's CasanovaFederico Fellini & Bernardino ZapponiThe autobiography Histoire de ma vie by Giacomo CasanovaThe Seven-Per-Cent SolutionNicholas MeyerThe novel by MeyerVoyage of the DamnedDavid Butler & Steve ShaganThe book by Gordon Thomas & Max Morgan-Witts1977JuliaAlvin SargentThe novel Pentimento by Lillian HellmanEquusPeter ShafferThe play by ShafferI Never Promised You a Rose GardenLewis John Carlino & Gavin LambertThe novel by Joanne GreenbergOh, God!Larry GelbartThe novel by Avery CormanThat Obscure Object of DesireScenario: Luis Buñuel; Collaboration: Jean-Claude CarrièreThe novel The Woman and the Puppet by Pierre Louÿs1978Midnight ExpressOliver StoneThe book by Billy Hayes & William HofferBloodbrothersWalter NewmanThe novel by Richard PriceCalifornia SuiteNeil SimonThe play by SimonHeaven Can WaitWarren Beatty & Elaine MayThe play by Harry SegallSame Time, Next YearBernard SladeThe play by Slade1979Kramer vs. KramerRobert BentonThe novel by Avery CormanApocalypse NowFrancis Ford Coppola & John MiliusThe novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradLa Cage aux FollesMarcello Danon, Édouard Molinaro, Jean Poiret & Francis VeberThe play by PoiretA Little RomanceAllan BurnsThe novel E=MC2 Mon Amour by Patrick CauvinNorma RaeHarriet Frank Jr. & Irving RavetchThe book Crystal Lee, a Woman of Inheritance by Hank Leiferman

 1980s 
YearFilmNomineesSource Material1980Ordinary PeopleAlvin SargentThe novel by Judith GuestBreaker MorantBruce Beresford, Jonathan Hardy & David StevensThe play by Kenneth G. RossCoal Miner's DaughterThomas RickmanThe book by Loretta Lynn & George VecseyThe Elephant ManEric Bergren, Christopher De Vore & David LynchThe books The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences by Sir Frederick Treves & The Elephant Man: A Study in Human Dignity by Ashley MontaguThe Stunt ManScreenplay: Lawrence B. Marcus; Adaptation: Richard RushThe novel by Paul Brodeur1981On Golden PondErnest ThompsonThe play by ThompsonThe French Lieutenant's WomanHarold PinterThe novel by John FowlesPennies from HeavenDennis PotterThe television miniseries written by PotterPrince of the CityJay Presson Allen & Sidney LumetThe book Prince of the City: The True Story of a Cop Who Knew Too Much by Robert DaleyRagtimeMichael WellerThe novel by E. L. Doctorow1982MissingCosta-Gavras & Donald E. StewartThe book The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifice by Thomas HauserDas BootWolfgang PetersenThe novel by Lothar-Günther BuchheimSophie's ChoiceAlan J. PakulaThe novel by William StyronThe VerdictDavid MametThe novel by Barry ReedVictor/VictoriaBlake EdwardsThe film Viktor und Viktoria by Reinhold Schünzel1983Terms of EndearmentJames L. BrooksThe novel by Larry McMurtryBetrayalHarold PinterThe play by PinterThe DresserRonald HarwoodThe play by HarwoodEducating RitaWilly RussellThe play by RussellReuben, ReubenJulius J. EpsteinThe play Spofford by Herman Shumlin1984AmadeusPeter ShafferThe play by ShafferGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesMichael Austin & Robert TowneThe novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice BurroughsThe Killing FieldsBruce RobinsonThe article The Death and Life of Dith Pran by Sydney SchanbergA Passage to IndiaDavid LeanThe novel by E. M. ForsterA Soldier's StoryCharles FullerThe play A Soldier's Play by Fuller1985Out of AfricaKurt LuedtkeThe memoir by Karen Blixen & books Silence Will Speak by Errol Trzebinski & Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller by Judith ThurmanThe Color PurpleMenno MeyjesThe novel by Alice WalkerKiss of the Spider WomanLeonard SchraderThe novel by Manuel PuigPrizzi's HonorRichard Condon & Janet RoachThe novel by CondonThe Trip to BountifulHorton FooteThe play & teleplay by Foote1986A Room with a ViewRuth Prawer JhabvalaThe novel by E. M. ForsterChildren of a Lesser GodHesper Anderson & Mark MedoffThe play by MedoffThe Color of MoneyRichard PriceThe novel by Walter TevisCrimes of the HeartBeth HenleyThe play by HenleyStand by MeBruce A. Evans & Raynold GideonThe novella The Body by Stephen King1987The Last EmperorBernardo Bertolucci & Mark PeploeThe autobiography From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi by PuyiThe DeadTony HustonThe short story by James JoyceFatal AttractionJames DeardenThe teleplay Diversion by DeardenFull Metal JacketGustav Hasford, Michael Herr & Stanley KubrickThe novel The Short-Timers by HasfordMy Life as a DogPer Berglund, Brasse Brännström, Lasse Hallström & Reidar JönssonThe novel Mitt liv som hund by Jönsson1988Dangerous LiaisonsChristopher HamptonThe play Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Hampton & novel by Pierre Choderlos de LaclosThe Accidental TouristFrank Galati & Lawrence KasdanThe novel by Anne TylerGorillas in the MistScreenplay: Anna Hamilton Phelan; Story: Tab Murphy & PhelonAn article by Harold HayesLittle DorritChristine EdzardThe novel by Charles DickensThe Unbearable Lightness of BeingJean-Claude Carrière & Philip KaufmanThe novel by Milan Kundera1989Driving Miss DaisyAlfred UhryThe play by UhryBorn on the Fourth of JulyRon Kovic & Oliver StoneThe book by KovicEnemies, A Love StoryPaul Mazursky & Roger L. SimonThe novel by Isaac Bashevis SingerField of DreamsPhil Alden RobinsonThe novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. KinsellaMy Left FootShane Connaughton & Jim SheridanThe book by Christy Brown

 1990s 
YearFilmNomineesSource Material1990Dances with WolvesMichael BlakeThe novel by BlakeAwakeningsSteven ZaillianThe book by Oliver SacksGoodfellasNicholas Pileggi & Martin ScorseseThe book Wiseguy by PileggiThe GriftersDonald E. WestlakeThe novel by Jim ThompsonReversal of FortuneNicholas KazanThe book Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case by Alan Dershowitz1991The Silence of the LambsTed TallyThe novel by Thomas HarrisEuropa EuropaAgnieszka HollandThe book I Was Hitler Youth Salomon by Solomon PerelFried Green TomatoesFannie Flagg & Carol Sobieski The novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by FlaggJFKZachary Sklar & Oliver StoneThe books Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs & On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim GarrisonThe Prince of TidesPat Conroy & Becky JohnstonThe novel by Conroy1992Howards EndRuth Prawer JhabvalaThe novel by E. M. ForsterEnchanted AprilPeter BarnesThe novel The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von ArnimThe PlayerMichael TolkinThe novel by TolkinA River Runs Through ItRichard FriedenbergThe short story by Norman MacleanScent of a WomanBo GoldmanThe novel Il Buio E Il Miele by Giovanni Arpino & film Profumo di Donna by Ruggero Maccari & Dino Risi1993Schindler's ListSteven ZaillianThe novel Schindler's Ark by Thomas KeneallyThe Age of InnocenceJay Cocks & Martin ScorseseThe novel by Edith WhartonIn the Name of the FatherTerry George & Jim SheridanThe book Proved Innocent by Gerry ConlonThe Remains of the DayRuth Prawer JhabvalaThe novel by Kazuo IshiguroShadowlandsWilliam NicholsonThe play & teleplay by Nicholson1994Forrest GumpEric RothThe novel by Winston GroomThe Madness of King GeorgeAlan BennettThe play The Madness of George III by BennettNobody's FoolRobert BentonThe novel by Richard RussoQuiz ShowPaul AttanasioThe book Remembering America: A Voice from the Sixties by Richard N. GoodwinThe Shawshank RedemptionFrank DarabontThe short story Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King1995Sense and SensibilityEmma ThompsonThe novel by Jane AustenApollo 13William Broyles Jr. & Al ReinertThe book Lost Moon by Jeffrey Kluger & Jim LovellBabeGeorge Miller & Chris NoonanThe novel The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-SmithLeaving Las VegasMike FiggisThe novel by John O'BrienIl Postino: The PostmanScreenplay: Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio & Giacomo Scarpelli & Massimo Troisi ; Story: F. & G. ScarpelliThe novel Ardiente Paciencia by Antonio Skármeta1996Sling BladeBilly Bob ThorntonThe short film Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade written by ThorntonThe CrucibleArthur MillerThe play by MillerThe English PatientAnthony MinghellaThe novel by Michael OndaatjeHamletKenneth BranaghThe play by William ShakespeareTrainspottingJohn HodgeThe novel by Irvine Welsh1997L.A. ConfidentialCurtis Hanson & Brian HelgelandThe novel by James EllroyDonnie BrascoPaul AttanasioThe book Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia by Joseph D. Pistone & Richard WoodleyThe Sweet HereafterAtom EgoyanThe novel by Russell BanksWag the DogHilary Henkin & David MametThe novel American Hero by Larry BeinhartThe Wings of the DoveHossein AminiThe novel The Wings of the Dove by Henry James1998Gods and MonstersBill CondonThe novel Father of Frankenstein by Christopher BramOut of SightScott FrankThe novel by Elmore LeonardPrimary ColorsElaine MayThe novel by Joe KleinA Simple PlanScott SmithThe novel by SmithThe Thin Red LineTerrence MalickThe novel by James Jones1999The Cider House RulesJohn IrvingThe novel by IrvingElectionAlexander Payne & Jim TaylorThe novel by Tom PerrottaThe Green MileFrank DarabontThe novel by Stephen KingThe InsiderMichael Mann & Eric RothThe article The Man Who Knew Too Much by Marie BrennerThe Talented Mr. RipleyAnthony MinghellaThe novel by Patricia Highsmith

 2000s 
YearFilmNomineesSource Material2000TrafficStephen GaghanThe teleplay Traffik by Simon MooreChocolatRobert Nelson JacobsThe novel by Joanne HarrisCrouching Tiger, Hidden DragonWang Hui-ling, James Schamus &  Kuo Jung TsaiThe novel by Wang DuluO Brother, Where Art Thou?Joel and Ethan CoenThe epic poem The Odyssey by HomerWonder BoysSteve KlovesThe book by Michael Chabon2001A Beautiful MindAkiva GoldsmanThe book by Sylvia NasarGhost WorldDaniel Clowes & Terry ZwigoffThe graphic novel by ClowesIn the BedroomRob Festinger & Todd FieldThe short story Killings by Andre DubusThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingPhilippa Boyens, Peter Jackson & Fran WalshThe novel The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. TolkienShrekTed Elliott, Roger S. H. Schulman, Joe Stillman & Terry RossioThe book by William Steig2002The PianistRonald HarwoodThe memoir by Władysław SzpilmanAbout a BoyPeter Hedges, Chris & Paul WeitzThe novel by Nick HornbyAdaptationCharlie & Donald Kaufman The book The Orchid Thief by Susan OrleanChicagoBill CondonThe musical by Fred Ebb & Bob FosseThe HoursDavid HareThe novel by Michael Cunningham2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingPhilippa Boyens, Peter Jackson & Fran WalshThe novel The Return of the King by J. R. R. TolkienAmerican SplendorShari Springer Berman & Robert PulciniThe comic by Harvey Pekar & Our Cancer Year by Pekar & Joyce BrabnerCity of GodBráulio MantovaniThe novel by Paulo LinsMystic RiverBrian HelgelandThe novel by Dennis LehaneSeabiscuitGary RossThe book Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand2004SidewaysAlexander Payne & Jim TaylorThe novel by Rex PickettBefore SunsetScreenplay: Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater; Story: Kim Krizan & LinklaterCharacters from the film Before Sunrise by Krizan & LinklaterFinding NeverlandDavid MageeThe play The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan KneeMillion Dollar BabyPaul HaggisThe book Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner by F.X. TooleThe Motorcycle DiariesJosé RiveraThe books Con el Che por America Latina by Alberto Granado & The Motorcycle Diaries by Che Guevara2005Brokeback MountainLarry McMurtry & Diana OssanaThe short story by Annie ProulxCapoteDan FuttermanThe book by Gerald ClarkeThe Constant GardenerJeffrey CaineThe novel by John le CarréA History of ViolenceJosh OlsonThe graphic novel by Vince Locke & John WagnerMunichTony Kushner & Eric RothThe book Vengeance by George Jonas2006The DepartedWilliam MonahanThe film Infernal Affairs written by Felix Chong & Alan MakBoratScreenplay: Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Anthony Hines & Dan Mazer; Story: Baron Cohen, Baynham, Hines & Todd PhillipsThe character Borat Sagdiyev, from the television series Da Ali G Show by Baron CohenChildren of MenDavid Arata, Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby & Timothy J. SextonThe novel by P. D. JamesLittle ChildrenTodd Field & Tom PerrottaThe novel by PerrottaNotes on a ScandalPatrick MarberThe novel by Zoë Heller2007No Country for Old MenCoen BrothersThe novel by Cormac McCarthyAtonementChristopher HamptonThe novel by Ian McEwanAway from HerSarah PolleyThe short story "The Bear Went Over the Mountain" by Alice MunroThe Diving Bell and the ButterflyRonald HarwoodThe book by Jean-Dominique BaubyThere Will Be BloodPaul Thomas AndersonThe novel Oil! by Upton Sinclair2008Slumdog MillionaireSimon BeaufoyThe novel Q & A by Vikas SwarupThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonScreenplay: Eric Roth; Story: Roth & Robin SwicordThe short story by F. Scott FitzgeraldDoubtJohn Patrick ShanleyThe play Doubt: A Parable by ShanleyFrost/NixonPeter MorganThe play by MorganThe ReaderDavid HareThe novel by Bernhard Schlink2009PreciousGeoffrey S. FletcherThe novel Push by SapphireDistrict 9Neill Blomkamp & Terri TatchellThe short film Alive in Joburg written by BlomkampAn EducationNick HornbyThe book by Lynn BarberIn the LoopJesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony RocheThe character Malcolm Tucker, from the television series The Thick of It by IannucciUp in the AirJason Reitman & Sheldon TurnerThe novel by Walter Kirn

 2010s 
YearFilmNomineesSource Material2010The Social NetworkAaron SorkinThe book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich127 HoursSimon Beaufoy & Danny BoyleThe book Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron RalstonToy Story 3Screenplay: Michael Arndt; Story: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton & Lee UnkrichThe Toy Story films by Pete Docter, Lasseter, Stanton, et al.True GritCoen BrothersThe novel by Charles PortisWinter's BoneDebra Granik & Anne RoselliniThe novel by Daniel Woodrell2011The DescendantsNat Faxon, Alexander Payne & Jim RashThe novel by Kaui Hart HemmingsHugoJohn LoganThe novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickThe Ides of MarchGeorge Clooney, Grant Heslov & Beau WillimonThe play Farragut North by WillimonMoneyballScreenplay: Aaron Sorkin & Steven Zaillian; Story: Stan ChervinThe book by Michael LewisTinker Tailor Soldier SpyBridget O'Connor  & Peter StraughanThe novel by John le Carré2012ArgoChris TerrioThe book The Master of Disguise by Tony Mendez & article The Great Escape by Joshuah BearmanBeasts of the Southern WildLucy Alibar & Benh ZeitlinThe play Juicy and Delicious by AlibarLife of PiDavid MageeThe novel by Yann MartelLincolnTony KushnerThe book Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinSilver Linings PlaybookDavid O. RussellThe novel by Matthew Quick201312 Years a SlaveJohn RidleyThe memoir by Solomon NorthupBefore MidnightJulie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Richard LinklaterCharacters from the film Before Sunrise by Kim Krizan & LinklaterCaptain PhillipsBilly RayThe book A Captain's Duty by Richard Phillips & Stephan TaltyPhilomenaSteve Coogan & Jeff PopeThe book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin SixsmithThe Wolf of Wall StreetTerence WinterThe memoir by Jordan Belfort2014The Imitation GameGraham MooreThe book Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew HodgesAmerican SniperJason HallThe autobiography by Jim DeFelice, Chris Kyle & Scott McEwanInherent VicePaul Thomas AndersonThe novel by Thomas PynchonThe Theory of EverythingAnthony McCartenThe book Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen Hawking by Jane HawkingWhiplashDamien ChazelleThe short film by Chazelle2015The Big ShortAdam McKay & Charles RandolphThe book by Michael LewisBrooklynNick HornbyThe novel by Colm TóibínCarolPhyllis NagyThe novel The Price of Salt by Patricia HighsmithThe MartianDrew GoddardThe novel by Andy WeirRoomEmma DonoghueThe novel by Donoghue2016MoonlightScreenplay: Barry Jenkins; Story: Tarell Alvin McCraneyThe play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue by McCraneyArrivalEric HeissererThe short story Story of Your Life by Ted ChiangFencesAugust Wilson The play by WilsonHidden FiguresTheodore Melfi & Allison SchroederThe book by Margot Lee ShetterlyLionLuke DaviesThe memoir A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley & Larry Buttrose2017Call Me by Your NameJames IvoryThe novel by André AcimanThe Disaster ArtistScott Neustadter & Michael H. WeberThe book by Greg Sestero & Tom BissellLoganScreenplay: Scott Frank, Michael Green & James Mangold; Story: MangoldThe Wolverine comics by John Romita Sr. & Len WeinMolly's GameAaron SorkinThe memoir by Molly BloomMudboundDee Rees & Virgil WilliamsThe novel by Hillary Jordan2018BlacKkKlansmanSpike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel & Kevin WillmottThe memoir Black Klansman by Ron StallworthThe Ballad of Buster ScruggsCoen BrothersThe short stories All Gold Canyon by Jack London & The Gal Who Got Rattled by Stewart Edward WhiteCan You Ever Forgive Me?Nicole Holofcener & Jeff WhittyThe memoir by Lee IsraelIf Beale Street Could TalkBarry JenkinsThe novel by James BaldwinA Star Is BornBradley Cooper, Will Fetters & Eric RothThe 1954 film by Moss Hart, 1976 film by Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne & Frank Pierson & story by Robert Carson & William A. Wellman2019Jojo RabbitTaika WaititiThe novel Caging Skies by Christine LeunensThe IrishmanSteven ZaillianThe book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles BrandtJokerTodd Phillips & Scott SilverComic book characters by Bill Finger, Bob Kane & Jerry RobinsonLittle WomenGreta GerwigThe novel by Louisa May AlcottThe Two PopesAnthony McCartenThe play The Pope by McCarten

 2020s 
YearFilmNomineesSource Material2020/21The FatherChristopher Hampton & Florian ZellerThe play Le Père by ZellerBorat Subsequent MoviefilmScreenplay: Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynham, Jena Friedman, Anthony Hines, Lee Kern, Dan Mazer, Erica Rivinoja & Dan Swimer; Story: Baron Cohen, Hines, Nina Pedrad & SwimerThe character by Baron CohenNomadlandChloé ZhaoThe book by Jessica BruderOne Night in Miami...Kemp PowersThe play by PowersThe White TigerRamin BahraniThe novel by Arvind Adiga2021CODASian HederThe film La Famille Bélier by Victoria Bedos, Thomas Bidegain, Stanislas Carré de Malberg & Éric LartigauDrive My CarRyusuke Hamaguchi & Takamasa OeThe short story by Haruki MurakamiDuneEric Roth, Jon Spaihts & Denis VilleneuveThe novel by Frank HerbertThe Lost DaughterMaggie GyllenhaalThe novel by Elena FerranteThe Power of the DogJane CampionThe novel by Thomas Savage

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